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Tag: World of Asphalt 2018
Construction Equipment
Volvo debuts updated L90H loader with up to 20% greater fuel efficiency
Volvo Construction Equipment debuted its updated L90H wheel loader at the recent World of Asphalt show in Houston. The L90H 2.0 offers improved fuel efficiency, productivity, serviceability and greater ease of use. “The L90H wheel loader features updates to its transmission and torque converter that shorten cycle times and provide up to 20 percent greater […]
March 27, 2018
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE intros EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E wheeled excavators
The latest wheeled excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment were introduced earlier this month at World of Asphalt: the short swing EWR150E and EWR170E, and the conventional swing EW220E. “Wheeled excavators are underutilized in North America, and contractors are missing out on the benefits they bring, especially in applications like road building and in urban utility […]
March 20, 2018
Technology
Cat’s new eRoutes app brings paving contractors real time truck tracking on their phones
Caterpillar will soon launch a new application for smartphones and the web that allows paving contractors to track the location and productivity of haul trucks as they travel between plant and jobsite. Cat’s Dann Rawls previewed the new app, dubbed eRoutes, during a quick media presentation at the World of Asphalt show in Houston earlier […]
March 9, 2018
Construction Equipment
Case intros SV216D, SV212D rollers with more torque, ‘most climbing power in the industry’
At the World of Asphalt show Tuesday, Case Construction Equipment launched two new rollers in the SV212D and SV216D. Only the SV212D was on display. These single drum vibratory rollers are powered by a new 154-horsepower Tier 4 Final engine that delivers more torque than previous models.and are able to climb grades of up to […]
March 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
Chemtek’s new NeSilex mixes with spray systems to reduce silica dust
Chemtek has introduced NeSilex, a surfactant to be added to water spray systems during milling and other dust-producing operations to reduce worker exposure to airborne crystalline silica. The surfactant is a highly concentrated wetting agent that lowers the surface tension of water so it can better saturate dust particles and cause them to drop to […]
February 26, 2018
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